Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

1,582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.43/cwt ≈ $1,029/hd at 580 lb · 139 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $178.20/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 712 lb · 134 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.97/cwt +7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 529 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,582 642 0
Feeder cattle 1,422 524 0
Slaughter cattle 120 118 0
Replacement cattle 40 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Based on very limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Lots of demand for the lighter cattle this week. Feeder contracts gained back some of their earlier week losses Wednesday although corn continues to work higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 373 8 209.00–216.00 $211.35 $788 —
440 440 4 205.00 $205.00 $902 +3.00
460–485 480 30 204.00–214.00 $209.93 $1,008 —
490 490 3 193.00 $193.00 $946 —
500–535 524 27 194.00–214.00 $209.11 $1,096 —
540 unweaned 540 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,004 —
560 560 9 178.00 $178.00 $997 -25.50
555–590 580 45 198.50–205.00 $200.89 $1,165 -2.61
580 value added 580 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,183 —
600 unweaned 600 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,026 —
605–640 615 20 186.50–197.00 $194.22 $1,194 +0.72
615–630 value added 620 19 194.75–195.00 $194.83 $1,208 —
655 value added 655 17 189.00 $189.00 $1,238 —
655–695 unweaned 663 19 156.00–171.00 $167.69 $1,112 —
665–685 673 26 176.50–185.50 $182.85 $1,231 +0.19
705–715 value added 711 55 177.75–178.25 $177.93 $1,265 —
710–740 712 79 174.50–179.25 $178.39 $1,270 +3.89
750–785 781 17 168.25–174.00 $168.90 $1,319 —
815 815 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 371 8 196.00–205.00 $201.08 $746 —
400–440 428 25 193.00–202.00 $198.70 $850 +5.74
460–490 472 29 186.00–195.00 $189.97 $897 -2.63
505–545 537 35 177.50–194.50 $185.50 $996 +1.10
570–590 585 29 173.50–186.75 $176.62 $1,033 +6.62
650–670 661 9 164.00–171.00 $168.38 $1,113 -6.35
680 unweaned 680 6 165.50 $165.50 $1,125 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–590 575 5 171.00–184.00 $178.66 $1,027 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 5 195.50–198.00 $197.01 $656 —
405–435 418 16 183.00–200.00 $193.30 $808 —
450–485 468 41 185.50–194.00 $191.45 $896 —
500–520 510 22 186.00–194.00 $189.66 $967 +11.66
510–540 value added 537 56 183.50–195.50 $184.52 $991 —
550–592 580 139 170.00–187.00 $177.43 $1,029 —
605 unweaned 605 3 154.00 $154.00 $932 +6.00
620 value added 620 21 173.75 $173.75 $1,077 —
640 640 10 159.50 $159.50 $1,021 —
640–645 641 24 165.00–168.00 $165.88 $1,063 —
670 value added 670 25 169.00 $169.00 $1,132 —
650–690 679 34 161.75–169.00 $165.86 $1,126 —
700 700 8 166.00 $166.00 $1,162 —
760 unweaned 760 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,034 —
800 800 4 138.00–144.00 $141.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 172.00 $172.00 $507 +21.00
375–385 378 10 187.00–196.00 $191.66 $724 +30.66
435 435 6 161.00 $161.00 $700 -16.64
435–445 441 8 185.00–188.00 $186.74 $824 +9.10
445 445 3 174.00 $174.00 $774 -3.64
455–490 464 37 178.00–190.00 $185.06 $859 —
500–525 514 34 170.00–186.00 $177.48 $912 +9.60
555 555 3 151.00 $151.00 $838 -15.67
600–610 unweaned 606 48 151.00–152.00 $151.39 $917 —
625 625 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,056 —
650 650 8 166.25 $166.25 $1,081 +8.75
730 unweaned 730 8 138.75 $138.75 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 4 175.00–177.00 $176.04 $824 +24.06
535 535 8 160.00–170.50 $163.94 $877 +13.94
595 595 4 164.00 $164.00 $976 +3.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 150.50 $150.50 $850 —
820 820 3 116.50 $116.50 $955 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 4 142.50–147.00 $144.75 $876 +2.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 185.00 $185.00 $675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1210 1165 80-85% 2 68.00 $68.00 $792 -4.64
1070–1325 1206 80-85% 28 69.00–74.75 $72.10 $870 —
1220–1720 1393 80-85% 3 75.00–77.00 $76.41 $1,064 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–990 953 85-90% 3 58.00–59.50 $58.98 $562 +0.31
975–1215 1074 85-90% 28 62.00–68.50 $65.75 $706 -3.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1720 1477 75-80% 13 70.00–75.00 $73.44 $1,085 —
1605–1685 1645 75-80% 4 68.00–69.00 $68.49 $1,127 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,456 —
1415–2020 1718 2 92.00–96.00 $93.65 $1,609 -1.93

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1380 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,350.00–1,475.00 $1,408.38
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1305 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,010.00–1,150.00 $1,089.53

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.